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N.H.L. Scoreboard: Rangers, Thrashers and Bruins All Win

Three Eastern teams on the playoff bubble in action among the nine games on Tuesday night, and all were winners. Home teams listed first:

Toronto 2-3 Atlanta. A goal early in the third period from former Leaf Nik Antropov keeps Thrashers only 2 points out of the playoffs. Summary

New Jersey 0-1 ot Boston. Joint shutouts from Bruins’ Tuukka Rask (30 saves in regulation) and Devils’ Martin Brodeur (18 regulation saves) amp up the drama, resolved by Patrice Bergeron’s hugely important overtime goal. It puts B’s into a three-way tie for sixth with idle Flyers and Habs — and keeps them just ahead of Thrashers. Summary

Islanders 3-4 Rangers. Rangers rally from 2-0 down as Marian Gaborik scores his 40th. It keeps the Blueshirts within 4 points of the final playoff spot. Summary

Washington 4-5 ot Ottawa. Alexei Kovalev scores in overtime, the Sens’ third power-play goal in four tries, as Ottawa take the season series between capital cities, 6 points to 4. It’s the second straight game in which Caps surrender five goals and their third straight loss (although they have 2 points from those losses). SummaryColumbus 3-2 Tampa Bay. Rick Nash scores twice, including the game winner, as Jacks rally with two unanswered in the third period. SummaryDetroit 5-4 Edmonton. Red Wings blow a four-goal lead vs. the last-place Oilers but prevail on Brad Stuart’s controversial tip-in with just 1:07 to go. Wings thus avert a season sweep by the Oil — and win their sixth in a row, lifting them within a point of the No. 5 seed in the West. Summary

St. Louis 4-2 Chicago. Alex Steen, filling in on the first line after Paul Kariya leaves during the first period with a lower-body injury, scores twice for Blues. Blackhawks lose despite outshooting their foes for a 66th time this season — 19 times more than the next closest team. SummaryNashville 0-2 Los Angeles. Big win for Kings, who were in danger of slipping down into the muck of the struggle for eighth place. L.A.’s 2006 first-rounder Jonathan Bernier comes up from the A.H.L. and stops all 34 Predator shots, spelling 2005 first-rounder Jonathan Quick. Loss means Preds, suddenly, have Detroit breathing down their necks. SummaryVancouver 4-1 Phoenix. Henrik Sedin regains the N.H.L. scoring lead with a shorthanded goal and two assists. Summary

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